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qiàn

Meanings

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qiàn
  1. 1.boatman's tow-rope
xiān
  1. 1.fine
  2. 2.delicate
  3. 3.minute

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Wiktionary

  1. 1.finely-woven silk
  2. 2.fine; delicate
  3. 3.minute
  4. 4.graceful; slender
  5. 5.stingy; frugal
  6. 6.fiber
  7. 7.the number 10⁻⁷
  8. 8.to stab; to prick
  9. 9.sharp; pointed

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Etymology

Phono-semantic compound (形聲 /形声, OC *sem): semantic 糸 (“silk”) + phonetic 韱 (OC *sem).

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